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| According to the author, who is working poor? |
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| Those who are in and out of jobs, those who work on part time or temporary jobs, those who work on jobs towards the end of the economic ladder (All of the above) |
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| According to our review of the chapter, which of the following four nations has the lowest poverty? |
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| Who pays the majority of taxes in the US? |
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| Ordinary people of America |
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| According to the author, who receives the bulk of welfare funding in the US? |
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| According to Peter Blau and Duncan, which one of the following variables is a key factor to higher socio-economic status (SES)? |
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| According to Jenks, which one of the following variables contributes to half of the variance in occupational attainment? |
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| Father's occupation, Parent's occupation, Income and race (All of the above) |
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| According to Karl Marx, Capitalists Class tends to control politics in industrialized societies. Which one of the following is a direct mechanism used by them to control politics? |
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| According to the elite model, there are a variety of elites in the US. What type of elite is Brittany Spears? |
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| Which one of the following is one of the reasons presented in this chapter that leads to class-consciousness among proletariats? |
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| Concentration and communication, alienation at work, homogenization (All of the above) |
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| Labor union is a symbol of class struggle. Which one of the following statements best describes their main goals in Europe? |
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| The main goal of labor Unions in Europe is to struggle for welfare of workers by eliminating capitalism leading to socialism |
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| In this chapter, the author has discussed The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 in detail. Which one of the following statements best describes his opinion on the impact of this act on poverty in America? |
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| The act was not successful because the poverty has been rising and people are reaching their maximum time limit on welfare |
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| Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of Capitalist Class? |
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| Selective college education, they control politics, they have a social network (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following Welfare Programs has been renamed as Food Security Program? |
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| Which one of the following is one of the assumptions used by creators of Social Welfare Reforms in Michigan? |
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| There is work available for everybody, traditional family is the answer to teh problem of poverty, people on welfare are irresponsible (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following is one of the main conclusions presented by the author in the above report (Social Welfare Reforms in Michigan)? |
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| Welfare reforms are working, welfare reforms are promoting responsibility, welfare reforms will improve the living conditions of poor (NONE of the above) |
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| Which nation has the lowest percent of women in their parliament? |
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| In which country do women make more money than men? |
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| Netherlands, Norway, Canada (NONE of the above) |
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| Which one of the following four nations was first to give women a right to vote? |
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| According to the data, which one of the following four nations has more women then men in their cabinet? |
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| According to the article on 12 Myths About Hunger, which one of the following can be used to eliminate hunger? |
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| Large farms, More US aid, Decreased in population (NONE of the above) |
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| Which one of the following regions in the US tends to have more poverty? |
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| According to the article on Grameen Bank, what was the primary source of funding for the very first loans given by Dr. Muhammad Yunus to the rural poor of Bangladesh? |
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| Dr. Muhammad Yunus received a personal loan from a commercial Bank |
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| Some economists believe that benefits of good economy trickle down to all including poor of America. On this issue, what is the point of view presented in the article Poverty in America? |
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| Good economy does not help poor of America |
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| According to the Kids Count, which state has the best overall indicators for children? |
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| We watched a video on hunger called 341. What was the significance of the number 341? |
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| The video showed 341 images of poor and dying children |
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| In their book Bell Curve, authors Herrnstein and Murray give reasons for poverty. Which one of the following is one of those reasons? |
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| Popular view on poverty suggests that poor are poor by choice. Which one of the following groups tends to agree with this common belief? |
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| Rich people, Poor people themselves, Structural functional perspective (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following theories suggests that those who are the best are the ones who succeed in life? |
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| According to a recent report on poverty, what percent of severely poor people in the US receive any type of assistance? |
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| In most nations, Production of Food, Distribution of Food, and Access to Food are the primary determinants of hunger. Which one of these variables is one of the reasons of hunger in a poor country such as Rwanda? |
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| Production of food, distribution of food, access to food (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following themes was presented in our class through our story about eh princess who said, "If they don't have break, why don't they eat cake?" |
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| Elites cannot even understand the problems of poor people |
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| According to our lectures, Muhammad Yunus is this year's recipient of Nobel Prize for economics. What did he do? |
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| Because of his innovative work through Grameen Bank |
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| According to World System Perspective, who is responsible for poverty and hunger in poor nations? |
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| Rich nations who exploit them |
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| The picture of a dying girl followed by a vulture was from? |
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| The story about the kid who said, "I did not have breakfast today because if was not my turn" was from which country? |
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| We discussed in our lectures that the generator to supply electricity in Ngala, Nigeria did not survive for a long time. Which one of the following is the best reason for this failure? |
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| Generator was not compatible to local economic and cultural conditions |
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| It was suggested in our lectures that more than 70% of the total grain produced in the US is: |
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| A race and gender biased club of rich Americans who assemble every year to celebrate their wealth and telent |
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| Afghanistan is a poor country. Who does Modernization theory blame for its poverty? |
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| According to Durkheim's social integration theory, random shooting by a high school student would be an example of what? |
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| No integration in the group |
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| What term was used by Merton for those who accept the means and goals of a society? |
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| According to Freud, deviance and crime is higher in societies where: |
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| Which one of the following statements refers to William Bonger? |
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| People from all classes commit crimes but rich and rarely punished |
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| Which one of the following is valid criticism of Lombroso's theory on crime? |
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| Poor methodology, lack on control group, small sample (All of the above) |
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| According to the data collected from class, who among MSU students committed relatively more crimes? |
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| Sexual attraction between men and women (including family members) |
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| According to the lectures, in which countries are white collar crimes more visible and brutal? |
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| According to the video on Torture Devices, which one of the following civilizations used torture devices to punish the criminals? |
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| Roman, European, Asian (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following statements is correct about crimes and punishment in ancient societies? |
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| criminal justice was class biased, there were relatively harsher punishments for poor people, there was no standard definition of crimes (All of the above) |
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| Which one of the following theories suggests that we learn crime from other people just like our language, culture, values, etc? |
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